The Childhood Obesity Action Network is a web-based national network aimed at rapidly sharing knowledge, successful practices and innovation by:
- Mobilizing and inspiring health care providers to accelerate improvements in care and advocate for change
- Partnering with a broad constituency of health professionals, quality improvement leaders, childhood obesity experts and child health advocates.
- Designing and disseminating policy interventions that will enhance the ability of the healthcare system to address the obesity challenge
- Providing tools and technical assistance to improve clinical care
- Focusing on strategies to reduce health disparities and provide culturally effective care for all families
- Committing to evaluating, learning and sharing evidence-informed strategies
Obesity Recommendations Implementation Guide
NICHQ, together with key partners, has created an Implementation Guide to accompany the newly released Obesity Recommendations. These recommendations come from the Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Management of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity, convened by AMA, CDC and HRSA. NICHQ’s Implementation Guide is now available and will support providers with the tools and resources necessary to put the new recommendations into practice.
To download the Implementation Guide, click here.
To gain access to the Implementation Guide’s tools, resources and much more, click here to join the Childhood Obesity Action Network.
*You will receive a registration confirmation email from mlavelle@nichq.org within 48 hours of completing this form
Are you already a member of the Action Network? Click here www.ihi.org/extranetng to log into the extranet site for members. Don't forget to add this site to your favorites.
By joining the Action Network, members will have special access to:
- The Implementation Guide’s tools and resources that support the implementation of these recommendations from the three award winning programs highlighted at our 2006 National Recognition Awards for Health Care Programs Addressing Childhood Obesity as well as tools and resources from other organizations.
- An algorithm of the Obesity Recommendations and the Implementation Guide
- A PowerPoint presentation about the recommendations in a Grand Rounds format for providers to share with other healthcare practitioners
- Information for two free Faculty Office Hours calls this summer with national experts to discuss the recommendations and the Implementation Guide
- Current research “In the News” about childhood obesity
- Other members from your state interested in improving care for overweight children
